A useful friend
Subtitle: a companion to the Joshua Hempstead diary, 1711-1758
By: by Patricia M. Schaefer.
Contributors: New London County Historical Society (Conn.)
Publisher: Published by the New London County Historical Society
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New London, Conn
Language: eng
Subjects: Hempstead, Joshua, -- 1678-1758; Hempstead, Joshua, -- 1678-1758 -- Travel; New London (Conn.) -- History -- 18th century; New London (Conn.) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century; Connecticut -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Connecticut -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
Notes: Articles originally written for the New London County Historical Society newsletter.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Joshua Hempstead's family; title: Area map; title: Setting the scene; title: Meet Joshua Hempstead; title: Background information; title: Words, words, words; title: People; title: Adam; title: Gurdon Saltonstall, father and son; title: The Rev. Mr. Eliphalet Adams; title: The New London Winthrop connection; title: Names and families; title: Melting pot?; title: Religion; title: Going to meeting; title: Churches, meetinghouses, societies, etc.; title: The great awakening; title: Government; title: Town government; title: Colony and crown; title: The Spanish ship affair; title: The judicial system; title: Justices and peace; title: County courts; title: Superior courts; title: Military; title: Military matters; title: Privateers; title: Land; title: Joshua Hempstead's land; title: Common land; title: The farm at Stonington; title: Salem land; title: Agriculture; title: As you sow...; title: Of sheep and other such matters; title: Daily life; title: Food and drink; title: Inconveniences; title: Let it snow; title: Sex, lies, and other amusements; title: Materia medica; title: Celebrate! Celebrate!; title: More than readin' and 'ritin'; title: Trade; title: Wool for gravestones; title: West Indies trade; title: Running lines; title: Woman's work; title: Travel; title: Over the river and through the woods; title: Shipping; title: Hempstead's "Jorney to Mary land"; title: Gazetteer and maps; title: The central part of New London; title: New London; title: East of the river; title: New London to Hartford; title: Hempstead's routes to Boston; title: Boston in 1755; title: The West Indies; title: Connecticut shoreline and Long Island; title: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, etc.